A few Shiv Sainiks such as Satish Pradhan were known to be in Ayodhya, but the party at the time was almost entirely focused on Maharashtra – or rather, Mumbai — issues.

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The song states, “Paksh apla Thackeray, chinha aaple Thackeray, aan baan, shaan Thackeray, daivat aaple Thackeray… (our party is Thackeray, our symbol is Thackeray, our pride is Thackerays, and Thackerays are gods for us, the Shiv Sainiks…”

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Those asking for the dates have also been shown their way home," Shinde, who has been accompanied by thousands of Shiv Sainiks on his maiden visit to Ayodhya as the chief minister, said.

Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/bhagwa-flag-will-be-unfurled-all-over-maharashtra-in-2024-eknath-shinde-in-ayodhya